diff --git a/FindSDL2_gfx.cmake b/FindSDL2_gfx.cmake
index 42d31b7..01d703c 100644
--- a/FindSDL2_gfx.cmake
+++ b/FindSDL2_gfx.cmake
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Created by Amine Ben Hassouna:
   Adapt FindSDL_image.cmake to SDL2_gfx (FindSDL2_gfx.cmake).
   Add cache variables for more flexibility:
     SDL2_GFX_PATH, SDL2_GFX_NO_DEFAULT_PATH (for details, see doc above).
+  Add SDL2 as a required dependency.
 
 Original FindSDL_image.cmake module:
   Created by Eric Wing.  This was influenced by the FindSDL.cmake
@@ -65,6 +66,22 @@ Original FindSDL_image.cmake module:
   additional Unix paths (FreeBSD, etc).
 #]=======================================================================]
 
+# SDL2 Library required
+find_package(SDL2 QUIET)
+if(NOT SDL2_FOUND)
+  set(SDL2_GFX_SDL2_NOT_FOUND "Could NOT find SDL2 (SDL2 is required by SDL2_gfx).")
+  if(SDL2_gfx_FIND_REQUIRED)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR ${SDL2_GFX_SDL2_NOT_FOUND})
+  else()
+      if(NOT SDL2_gfx_FIND_QUIETLY)
+        message(STATUS ${SDL2_GFX_SDL2_NOT_FOUND})
+      endif()
+    return()
+  endif()
+  unset(SDL2_GFX_SDL2_NOT_FOUND)
+endif()
+
+
 # Define options for searching SDL2_gfx Library in a custom path
 
 set(SDL2_GFX_PATH "" CACHE STRING "Custom SDL2_gfx Library path")